London’s Dubois had scaled a career heaviest for their first fight and he topped that at 253.9lbs for Saturday’s rematch while Wardley was 248.3lbs.
Dubois halted Wardley in a frenetic first fight in May but the former champion excised the rematch clause in his contract in a bid to win back his title.
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At Friday’s weigh-in in Spitalfields Market in the heart of the City of London the two heavyweight rivals finished with a final face off, their last head-to-head encounter before Saturday’s fight.
Although Dubois won their first contest, his team insists he retains his singular focus.
His trainer Don Charles told Sky Sports: “Once he’s in that mode, fight mode, he’s in the zone and I love that from him.
“Once Daniel gets a fight date, he’s locked in from that moment. He’s a very intense athlete, intense character, he’s a serious athlete. Everybody’s got their different attributes. That’s one of his strongest attributes.
“He doesn’t have any outside distractions. That’s refreshing.”
Charles added: “We’ve prepared for a better version of Fabio. We have to anticipate for that. Because if you don’t, that would be complacent of us and we don’t have any complacency.”
Both heavyweights appear confident. Promoter Frank Warren told Sky Sports: “That’s the thing about these two guys, so much self-belief the pair of them, they both think they’ve got each other’s number.
“And the one thing they can do, they can both punch and that’s why this fight is going to be so exciting. It’s definitely not going to go the distance.”
